Longtime human rights activist Irwin Cotler named as Canada’s first envoy in anti-Semitism fight
By Ron Kampeas (JTA) — Irwin Cotler, a former Canadian justice minister and a human rights activist, is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s choice as his…
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Jewish Organizations Deplore Canada’s Decision to Support Biased UN Resolution
OTTAWA – B’nai Brith Canada joined with The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) in expressing deep disappointment with…
U of L prof wins national Jewish literary award
by Jeremy Appel (AJNews) – A University of Lethbridge literature professor has won a national Jewish literary award for a translation of her late mother’s…
How a Holocaust survivor from Berlin built one of Calgary’s best multi-residential developments
By Irena Karshenbaum (AJNews) – There is an irony that when Europe went mad with hatred in the middle decades of the 20th century, the…
Jewish Women in the Canadian Armed Forces – a call for art submissions
(AJNews) – Jennifer Eiserman and Saundra Lipton are excited to announce an upcoming virtual and physical exhibition of art inspired by the stories of the…